It is about my third creation on the « Skies of Arcadia » theme.That is an order for the Kochi gallery placed back in February.The main idea behind the custom was to make it look like a heavily damaged spacecraft.I used lime wood I previously cut with a rotating cutter (called a dremel) for the hood. All the wood’s imperfections were first resealed with some light color wood paste, then sanded stained with mahogany stain. After that, I painted it with a blue and gray color before sanding it one more time to give it a more degraded and aged look. I waxed the hood and made it waterproof. I put inside a small grid, oxidizing it with ocher pigment called « natural earth shade » (synthetic iron oxyde). All the rest is an optical illusion made from several black and brown juices. What seems to be metal ring is, in fact, a leather band treated and painted with oxyde paint. I used the same pattern for the gamepads slots. I finally reproduced the logo with plexiglass and remolded it with some 2-component silicone slim before molding it in resin and painting it.

Commission for the gallery KOCHI (Paris) Super Nintendo personalized on the theme of Final Fantasy VI. It is about a custom-made console and according to the advice and the choice of the customer. This console is not for sale

It was completed in 3 months, while working on other projects at the same time.The Materials I used were resin, Double component epoxy paste, acrylic paint and texturizing gel.The console is entirely hand made. Joystick ports were adorned with numbers from 1 to 4, using the Hylian alphabet. The controller’s design was inspired by a sword (that does not necessary mean that it is the Master sword). The Start button is covered by a shield but is fully functional. So are the sticks. First one is more decorative while using brass. The second one is an original item. I always try to keep unchanged something on the console. It is very difficult to customize silicon parts because it is hard to paint on it . You may have noticed the cracks on the right side. lease tell Link that he is not supposed to blow them up.Another detail you may have noticed is the fake leather covering the handle. I will just let you have a closer look at the whole.

New custom order for a belgian customer! A huge Crash Bandicoot fan asked me if I could make her a console with the main character on it.My inspirations came from the first game levels (such as « Jungle Rollers ») but also from the end- game menu (when all the boxes Crash forgot come and smash themselves into his face).

At first, I wanted to make an AKU-AKU console with the mask on it and the jungle for the background. But the hero (or something reminding him) had to be on the gaming system. So I finally decided to create an old dark grey and green temple effect with branches and creepers. I applied as well a small sandy effect on a few places . Both Reset and power buttons were covered with tainted wood. Tiny rocks were also placed on the power button to remind us a campfire (like the wild boar level and the first island). The eject button is a TNT wooden box, seen from above, made from basswood.

"Jungle Rollers is the second level of the first island in Crash Bandicoot. It is the first level in the game - and, by extension, the entire series - to feature a bonus round and TNT crates. It is also the first level in the entire series to require a colored gem. It was the level chosen to represent Crash Bandicoot in the first ever Playstation 'Demo Disc' known as 'Demo 1'. " crashbandicoot.wikia.com

I really wanted to use the « Skies of Arcadia » theme one more time but in a very different way.This time, I have improved the textures, the materials effects are brighter on the paint and the logo is more accurate.That is definitely not a second one but a reboot with a different technical approach